The Music and Sounds

Palisades had several songs written about it over the seventy-four year history of the park. Click on a song title to hear it. RealAudio® is required to hear some of the files. You can download a free copy of the latest version here! The Midi files have been updated and should now work with most browsers. Just make sure you have the Crescendo plug-in installed. As an added bonus, I have added lyrics to all the Midi songs... so gather up the family and have an old fashioned sing-along! Click on the song title to enjoy the sounds of Palisades

At Palisades (Real Media)	This song was written by Marian Mastrorilli and is on her new CD "Light This Candle." Click the link on the left for a short clip (45 seconds) to sample the song. If you have a fast internet connection, you can download a zipped version (4.7 Meg) of the entire song in MP3 format by clicking here. If you'd like to visit Marion's web site, click here.
Palisades Park (Real Audio)	In 1962, the country was taken by storm by the hit "Palisades Park". Written by Chuck Barris (later to be best known as host of The Gong Show).  This rock 'n' roll  classic  was originally performed by Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon. The song climbed into the top ten charts in the United States and into the top twenty charts in England.   ©1962 - Claridge Music, Inc.
Palisades Park (Midi)	This MIDI version of the '62 hit  was created by Robert Dupler. Click here and you'll find the lyrics. Feel free to join in on the chorus!
Come On Over (Real Audio)	This is the unforgettable Palisades jingle heard on radio and television throughout the 1960s. The words and music were written by songwriter Gladys Shelley and was sung by Steve Clayton. ©1965 - Spiral Record Corp
Palisades Commerical (WMCA Radio) (Real Audio)	Special thanks to Gary Pedoto for sending in this great clip from August 6th, 1969 with WMCA Good Guy disk jockey Frankie Crocker reading  a Palisades Amusement Park commercial. Listen for the Miss American Teenager pageant.  Running Time: 1:25
Color It Palisades Amusement Park (Real Media)	This Palisades jingle was heard (at least once that we know of) on radio. It was sung by Bobby Rydell. The words and music were written by songwriter Gladys Shelley. ©1963 - Spiral Record Corp Thanks to Steve Winger and Robert Schappert for helping me obtain this clip.
Color It Palisades Amusement Park (Midi)	This is a MIDI version of the 1963 jingle along with the lyrics.
Little Miss America (Real Audio)	Also written by Gladys Shelley, this song was used during the popular "Little Miss America" pageants. The conest was started in 1961 and was open to girls between the ages of five and ten. The song was produced and orchestrated by Ray Ellis and performed by Frankie Michaels. ©Spiral Record Corp.
Sunnin' In The Summer Sun (Midi)	Here's a tune that was featured in The Palisades Amusement Park Revue back in 1940.  The words were written by Gladys Shelley; the music written by Irving Gellers and Otis Spencer. ©1940 - Mills Music Inc.
Public Service Jingle - long version - (Real Audio)	During the fifties, this jingle was heard regularly on radio stations throughout the New York metropolitan area. It was used by the Public Service bus company to encourage people to ride the buses to get to the park. This version includes an announcer reading copy. (58 seconds)
Public Service Jingle - short version - (Real Audio)	This is a shorter version of the public service jingle without the radio announcer. (17 seconds)
Take Me Up To Palisades Park (1909) (Midi)	This song was written by Nate Walker in tribute to the park's general manager, Alven Dexter, who died over the winter of 1908.
Take Me Up To Palisades Park (1911) (Midi)	This is another early song written for the amusement park in 1912 by Santa Goldblatt and Henry Bauch. ©1911 - Maurice Shapiro
The Palisaders (Midi)	This two-step was written by Ernst Luz in 1916. It has a distinctive ragtime feel. ©1916 - Photoplay Music Co.
Come On Over '69 (Real Audio)	This was another jingle written by Ms. Shelley for the amusement park. Although it never became as well-known as her other hit "Come On Over", this is still an interesting version to hear. ©1969 - Spiral Records Corp.